§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans there are to revise the draft review of secondary school staffing standards to take into account the inclusion of modern languages in the core curriculum.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 12 December 1988:] The draft proposals for staffing levels in secondary schools are not affected by the precise pattern of curriculum entries, but by the breadth of the curriculum offered. In the longer term there should be no overall effect on the number of staff required by schools but rather an adjustment in the balance between teachers of modern languages and of other subjects.